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Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Dagger (Weapon 7) Leroy Thompson
Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Yeah at least it has a nut on top, the 2 that I have that are ww2 era have brass nut's on top of them, then I bought a new cheap one from a knife catalog the whole top is solid, it has a fake nut on it & is not stamped anywhere, plus it is shorter than the old ones, I throw it at Fairbairn Sykes 3rd Pattern Commando Knife. In my twenties, while studying Chinese boxing with Robert W. The British Commando knife, AKA the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife: Fairbairn-Sykes However the Fairbairn-Sykes fighting knife is a knife that has had a very profound influence of modern day combat fighting knife design. Developed in In case my question didn't already clue you, I am not any kind of expert on knife fighting. By Collectorww2 in forum Edged weapons. Http://www.amazon.com/Commando-Dagger-Complete-Ilustrated-Fairbairn-Sykes/dp/0873643119/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1366074236&sr=8-2&keywords=commando+dagger. Leroy's notable book “Commando Dagger” inspired me many years ago to embark on a journey to collect Fairbairn-Sykes knives. One of the most fortuitous connections has been with Leroy Thompson, the prolific writer and “go-to” resource for many types of weapons. With its acutely tapered, sharply-pointed blade, the F-S Fighting knife is frequently described as a stiletto, a weapon optimized for thrusting, although the F-S knife is capable of being used to inflict slash cuts upon an opponent The F-S knife is strongly associated with the British commandos and the US Office of Strategic Services (OSS) and Marine Raiders (who based their issued knife on the Fairbairn-Sykes), among other special forces / clandestine / raiding units. In Neolithic times, daggers were made of materials such as flint, ivory, or bone; sometimes in combination; and were used as weapons since the earliest periods of human civilization. British Commando and other elite units were issued an especially slender dagger, the Fairbairn-Sykes Fighting Knife, developed by William E. Around Kelly had written a detailed unpublished book (1933) on the origins of the Fairbairn-Sykes Commando Knife. Sykes from real-life close-combat experiences gained while serving on the Shanghai Municipal Police Force. It is interesting to note the clandestine weaponry used by boxers of this period and illustrated in Wan Laisheng's Essential Focus of Martial Arts bears striking similarities to some of the weapons Fairbairn later designed for the Commandos. I carry a “tactical folder” that I keep very sharp, and my stint in the military contained some unofficial training, but that's it. Smith, Smith mentioned “knife and gunners” and W.